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US 9,284,586 B2Granted
Bioprocessing
AssigneeXyleco, Inc.
InventorsMarshall Medoff, Thomas Craig Masterman
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Abstract
Bioreactors are provided that include a vessel and a jet mixer disposed in the vessel. Methods that utilize the bioreactors are provided, involving placing a microorganism or cells and a fluid medium in the bioreactor.
Claims17
A method comprising:
- converting a particulate feedstock to a product by mixing the particulate feedstock and a fluid in a bioreactor,
- wherein the bioreactor comprises a vessel having an arcuate bottom surface, a jet mixing system comprising a plurality of jet flow agitators disposed in the vessel, at least one of which is configured to jet fluid upward, and at least another of which is configured to jet fluid downward.
A method of bioprocessing comprising:
- agitating a liquid and a microorganism in a vessel of a bioreactor, using a jet mixing system comprising a plurality of jet flow agitators disposed in the vessel, at least one of which is configured to jet fluid upward, and at least another of which is configured to jet fluid downward,
- wherein each jet flow agitator comprises a shaft, a shroud surrounding the shaft, and an impeller mounted on the shaft within the shroud, and the vessel has an arcuate bottom surface.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.